More Charity Shop Bargains for 2018 & beyond!

Floss

TBH if I saw a pair of BN shoes in a brand, style & colour I wanted, I would pay £12.99. After all, if said shoes were in their original shop reduced to that, I would buy them there.

VfM4meplse

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

I forgot to mention the stained glass windows inset into the partition walls and the books fixed with wrought-iron effect shelf brackets to the wall to make 'shelves'.

On that basis alone, I'm in.

Pollycat wrote: »

Absolutely!
I'm up for it. :dance:
A MSE charity shop outing. _party_

Can you imagine the scenario if we all descended en-masse? It will be pistols at dawn!!

Pollycat

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Can you imagine the scenario if we all descended en-masse? It will be pistols at dawn!!

Hmmm. Not sure about that.
Do you think we'd find anything to fight over at the prices they're probably charging in shops like these?

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Local Chest Heart and Stroke Booteek has an Aga, plastic grass on the floor, belfast sink in the cash desk, and fake garden sheds for displaying shoes.

And brown tie-on luggage labels.

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

I forgot to mention the stained glass windows inset into the partition walls and the books fixed with wrought-iron effect shelf brackets to the wall to make 'shelves'.

Mir! wrote: »

The funniest thing I have seen used in a Booteek chazza display is a large canoe with a pointy end chopped off, tipped up on its now blunt end with the seats turned into shelves and used to display books.:o

silvasava

Hermia - my local hospice seems to have turned the MP shop designs to their advantage. They opened a craft shop a couple of years ago. Absolutely brilliant!! Patterns,fabric, wool, books, needles, thread, zips and from time to time sewing machines (and they have a large box of attachments sorted by manufacturer) card making, tapestry - you name it. Its an absolute magnet and probably a great money spinner for a worthy cause.

System

silvasava wrote: »

Hermia - my local hospice seems to have turned the MP shop designs to their advantage. They opened a craft shop a couple of years ago. Absolutely brilliant!! Patterns,fabric, wool, books, needles, thread, zips and from time to time sewing machines (and they have a large box of attachments sorted by manufacturer) card making, tapestry - you name it. Its an absolute magnet and probably a great money spinner for a worthy cause.

What a great idea.

Laredouter

Tried the charity shops in Basildon today as I am still at home. There were very slim pickings, as was expected. I got:

A navy blue (I'm starting to think this is my favourite colour ) cotton cardigan by Mantaray- £2.99 from PDSA

An off-white linen blouse with shell buttons by Poetry- £4.79 from BHF.

I miss the Guildford shops

System

Laredouter wrote: »

Tried the charity shops in Basildon today as I am still at home. There were very slim pickings, as was expected. I got:

A navy blue (I'm starting to think this is my favourite colour ) cotton cardigan by Mantaray- £2.99 from PDSA

An off-white linen blouse with shell buttons by Poetry- £4.79 from BHF.

I miss the Guildford shops

Mantaray stuff is lovely

Miró

A visit with a couple of friends this afty to a nearby town that I don't very often go to. Came home with a BNWT's Alpaca mix scarf in denim blue for £1.50 and a Banana Republic crisp white shirt with a broken black stripe...lovely soft fabric and in great condition, (care label unwashed and appeared unworn) - £3. Be great with one of my many pairs of black trousers! So good to get out in the sunshine(!) after several days of feeling under house arrest due to the snow.

Gem-gem

Philippa Gregory 2016 book for £1
Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks dvd for £1
From two different charity shops. Both shops had loads of people in them.

Another charity shop wanted £7.50 for 6 bowls and a serving dish - quite retro. They had reduced it from £15.00 Thought that was still too dear but I had picked up 6 plates of the same design - in another town about 30 miles away. Would you buy them at that price???

VfM4meplse

I passed a chazzer today selling everything for £1 or less. My new Per Una jacket, knitted casual jacket, linen fully lined summer dress and 5 hardbacks cost me £4